Product Details

It is an APEO-free, hydrophobically modified ethylene oxide urethane (HEUR) rheology modifier. This builds mid-shear (KU) viscosity while also contributing to high-shear (ICI) viscosity build, allowing for a reduction of high shear thickener usage. It offers formulators an excellent balance of sag resistance and leveling, especially in paints utilizing vinyl acrylic binder technology.

Benefits

Broad formulation latitude

Ease of handling

Use over a wide pH range

Reduced levels required for comparable rheology

Improved gloss development versus HEC

Product offerings across different sheer ranges

Excellent spatter resistance

Broad latex compatibility

APEO Free*

*made without APEO-containing surfactant

Typical Applications

Interior and exterior paints

Wide range of sheen through high gloss paints, including low-VOC formulations

Water-based architectural and industrial coatings

Utility with all binder types

Additive Applications

Exterior Insulation Finish Systems (EIFS)

Paint/coatings

Paper

Textiles

Paper processing and finishing

Building and Construction

Nonwoven binders

General industrial finishes

Art conservation applications

About Dow Coating Materials

Dow Coating Materials leads innovation in technologies that help advance the performance of paints and coatings. Its water-based acrylic emulsion technology revolutionized the global paint industry, and was named a historic chemical landmark by the American Chemistry Association. Dow Coating Materials offers a broad portfolio of binders, dispersants, rheology modifiers and surfactants for a wide variety of end markets.